Bin or hopper



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4BIN oR HoPPER Filed Maya-4, 1932.v 4 sheets-sheet 1 N @m.wwww

Gtvtorneg s :inventor i Feb. 19, 1935. F, HELM. 9 1,992,072

BIN 0R HOPPER Filed May 14, 1932 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Snbentor Gttorneg SFeb. 19, 1935. Y 'v v F- HELMlCK A 1,992,072

v BIN 0R HOPPER.

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BIN OR HOPPER Filed May 14, 1932 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 mmm j] W .1 :inventor:

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@M ,u 2.x- M m Patented Feb. 19, 1935 PATENT oFF-ICE BIN OR HOIPERVFairmont, W. Va.

. Application May 14.1932, Serial. No. 611,397 y This invention relatesto improvements in bins or hoppersl of a'type particularlyconceived foruse in the handling and disposition of ashes or other materials of ahotor liniid nature'.

The primary VYobject of` lthe invention is the provisionof a bin orhopper constructed with# out the use cfa structural steel'frameandfwithout any frame reinforcing structure.

Another objectof the invention is the provision 10 of^a bin orhoppercomposed of a plurality of sections secured together solely byattachment with one another torforrn a bin which in'itself is ofsufficient strength to serve the required purr pose for which it isintended and which does not 15 need any frame for tying or binding theparts into their proper assembled positions.

A further object of the. invention is the provision of an' improved 'binor hopper which in itself is sufficiently strong to be supported from20A its under side and -not need support from overhead. f

Another and further'object is the provision of an improved bin orhopperY wherein a lining is supported in a novel and improved manner.:

A still further object ofthe invention is the provision of an improvedbinrorhopper'which is less subject to deterioration from vapors andacids that might seep through the lining or rise from below the bin thanbins Vor hoppers now 3()` known and in use.

Another and still further object of the invention is the provision of animprovedrbin or hopper which is watertight and the provision of animproved gate structure for controlling the dis- 351 charge of materialsfrom the bin. 1 p

Other specific objects, novel featuresv Vof construction 'and improvedvresults of the invention will be pointed out in morevparticfular inthefollowing description read in conjunction with 4o the accompanyingdrawings.

In the drawings: Y,

Figure 1 is a View in side elevation of a double bin or hopper built inaccordance with the present invention.` i y d 45j Fig. 2 is an end Viewof `a bin or hopper.

Fig. V3 is a fragmentary detailed view invertical section through one ofthe lower corners of the improved bin, a portion of the discharge gatebeing also shown in vertical section.

Fig. 4 is aview in side elevation illustrating the configuration of thecast sections making up the bin and'illustrating the manner ofattachment of the `sections to one another.

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional View through one 55 of the bin sections,the View being taken on the line 5--5 of Figure 4 looking in thedirection indicated by arrows.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view in side elevation of one of the uppercorners of the bin and one method of supporting the bin. l

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary view in end elevation of one of the lowercorners of the bin and illustrating a modified manner of supporting thedischarge gate. v v Y Fig. 8 is a fragmentary bottomA plan viewillustrating the manner of attaching the wheels to the dischargel gate.

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary view in Vertical section taken on the line 9 9of Figure 8 looking' in the direction indicated by arrows.

Fig. 10 is a fragmentary view in vertical seotion, the view being takenon the line 10-10 of Figure 8. d

Referring now to the drawings, which are illustrative of the inventiveconcept, and in which like parts are v designated Yby similar referencenumerals throughout the description, it will be seen by particularreference to Figure 1 of the` drawings that a double bin or hopper isillustrated and vthat A designates one bin and B the adjacent bin. Thesebins have open tops and bottoms. The bin bottoms however are normallyclosed by gates C which are provided with wheels 11 supported on tracks12 vcarried by hangers 13 which are bolted or otherwise suitably securedas at 14 to the bins. v

Still referring to Figure 1 of the drawings, it will be seen that thebins are supported completely vfrom their under side. At their endsadjacent their upper edges the bins carry outwardly projecting flanges15 which rest upon brackets 16 carried by upright standards or posts1'7. A cross beam 18 supportsthe bins intermediate their length asVclearly indicated. The supports enumerated hold the bins against orclosely adjacent the transverse oor supporting beam 19` of the buildingor Vstructure within which the bins are positioned.-

In the event the bin is positioned outdoors a supporting frame madelupof upright beams 20 carrying cross beams 21 v(see Fig. 6) which engagethe flanges 15 ofthe bins can provide a, suitable supporting medium.

Referring to theparticular construction of the bins it will be seen byreference to Figures 4 and 5 of the drawings that they are made up of aplurality of sections 22. These sections are preferably composed of castiron and are formedat their upper ends with a flange `23 and at theirside edges with flanges V24. These flanges tend Siiv to strengthen thesections and furthermore the side flanges 24 are provided with aplurality `of openings 25 through which bolts or rivets 26a pass forsecuring the sections firmly together.

Intermediate their length the sections are formed with outwardlyextending U-shaped pockets 26. All of these pockets have ciosed ends asindicated at 27 and are disposed in horizontal separated parallelrelation and extend throughout the width of the bin sections so thatwhen the bin sections are bolted together there are formed continuousrows of pockets throughout the length and breadth of the bin.

At their lower ends the cast bin sections 22v are provided withoutwardly extending pockets 28 and these pockets also have closed endsasin- Y dicated at 29. The pockets 26 do'not extend at all beyond theinner face of the section bcdy but the pockets 28 at the lower ends ofthe sections have their lower walls 30 extending 'inwardly beyond theinner face of the section body and the end closure 29 also extendsinwardly as clearly indicated in Figure 5 of the drawings.

From the foregoing it will be 4seen that by properly shaping thesections a bin of any desired ccnguration'can'be built up from aplurality of cast sections and that these sections can f be readily andquickly secured together by bolts or rivets to build up a complete bin.The resulting structiue as a consequence has no supporting frame nor isany frame required to tie together the'sections to form the bin. Thebolts or rivets securing the bin sections together can be tightenedfdown sufficiently to prevent any leakage of water or' other materialfrom the bin.

The bins or hoppers for handling ashes or material of a hot or Vliquidnature are preferably lined either with refractory brick or some othersuitable material of asimilar nature.

By reference to Figure 3 the manner of lining my improved binisillus't'rated wherein it will be seen that within the` pockets`26 and27 are position'ed the header course of bricks 31 and 32 of the lining.The bricks making up these header coursesv are supportedwithin theseVpockets and extendoutwardly beyond thorn to support the remaining rowsor tiers of brick which are indicatedat 33. Thus it will be seen thatalthough the bin has an open bottom a refractory lining is supportedwithinthe bin in a novel and improved manner and that the method ofsupport comprises outwardly struck header course brick supportingpockets. This improved manner of supporting the lining isa drasticdeparture from the usual method now known and Ain use wherein the liningis`supported by means of members which extend inwardly into the binbeyond the inner faces of its walls.

vThe wheeled gates C are of course lingthe discharge of material fromthe bins. In ordinary practice the bins are sufficiently elevated topermit a railway car or other vehicle to be placed beneath the bin-toreceive the discharge of contents therefrom. These gates are made up of-cast iron sections and are in the form of a box having in their bottomsa refractory brick or othersuitable lining surrounded by side walls 36and an end wall 37 which extend considerably above the upper face of thelining. The front or end .wall 38 of the gates is much lower than theother walls of the box making up the gate with the result that any fluidcontents of the bin can drain outwardlyV overthe low front wall 38 ofthe discharge gate. These b oxjgates are larger in size-than the Vbottomopenings infthebins andthe for controlupwardly extending side and endWalls 36 and 37 overlap the lower ends of the bins whereby all moisturewill drain into the gate and be discharged over the low end wall 38thereof.

The wheels 11 which support the gate are carried by plates 39 which arebolted as at 40 into the depressed seats 41 provided in the under faceof the gate bottom 42. In the preferable form the rollers 1l have achilled iron tread and roller bearings.

Ifitis desired the tracl;v for the discharge gate need not necessarilybe carried by the brackets heretofore described but can be supportedupon a. suitable cross beam 43 which has its ends supported in thevertical uprights 17.

As a means `of operating the gate and moving it along its track I haveillustrated in Figure 2 of the drawings a-fpower piston 44 havingconnection through a suitable rod 45 and its associated parts with aprojection 46 on the bottom ofthe gate C. As I claim no protection forthe gatecperating mechanism no Aparticular detailed description is givenof this part of the structure and it.wi1l be readily apparent that othersuitableY means couldbe substituted as desired for operating thegate andmovin'git along its track.v

In describing the lining for the bin, bricks have been suggested'as alining'medium. It shouldbo understood however' that the lining materialcould be cast iron or any otherl suitable lining material havingprojections extending into the pockets of the bin sections forsupporting the lining in Attention is also calledto the fact that thebin in itself is particularlystrongand rigid. Y Vis due largely to thefact that'each bin section really constitutes a series of boxestheedgesof which are formed by the section flanges and the outwardly extendinglining supportingpockets.

1. An improved bin or hopper, comprising@ plurality of castY sectionsformed with portions extending outwardly at right angles to the sectionbody, said flanges adapted tobefse-v cured'togetherY to provide acomplete structure, and said sectionsv intermediate their lengthindented to provide outwardly extending pockets for supporting alining.

2. An improved bin or hopper, composedy entirely of a plurality of castsections saidA sections being strengthened by flanges extending out-Jwardly at right angles from their edges a.x 1djby indented horizontallydisposed pockets positioned intermediate the length `of the sections,vsaid iianges providing a means for Vsecuring the sec` tions together,and said pockets providing a means for supporting a lining.

3. An improved bin or hopper, comprising a plurality of cast sectionsAsecured together` solely by attachment with one another, saidsectionsbeing strengthened by ilanges which extend out-f wardly at right anglesfrom their edges and by indented pockets` horizontally disposedintermediatethe length of the, sections, andsaid sec-Y tions inthemselves providing a bin ofsutlclentg strength to support itse lf andload'whenxsimported above the ground at its undersideonlm 4. Animprovedbin or hopper, having, anopen top'and an openrbottom, comprising aplurality of.v cast sections secured together solely' by attachment withone another, said sections at their abutting edges provided withran'gesextending outwardly at right angles to the', sections-.Said angesadapted to` be bolted'r together, pockets. bi1y dented insaid vsect ior1 s Hfor s upporting a. llnlqg, supports carried by said sectionsadiacenti the lower end of the bin, and a gate below the open bin bottomand movable on said supports.

5. An improved section for a bin or hopper composed of a plurality ofsections,'comprising a cast section member formed at its edges withflanges extending outwardly at right angles to the member and providedintermediate the length of its body portion with horizontally disposedindented pockets.

6. An improved bin or hopper, comprising a plurality of flanged Vcastsections secured together solely by attachment to one another, saidsections intermediate their length being indented to form pocketsextending outwardly in respect to the bin, said sections being furtherindented adjacent their lower edges to form pockets which extendoutwardly in respect to the bin, said last-mentioned pockets havingtheir lower walls extending inwardly into the bin beyond the inner faceof the bin wall, for the purpose described.

7. In a bin or hopper, U-shaped horizontally disposed pockets indentedin the side walls o the structure intermediate the length of said wallsand extending outwardly in respect to the interior of the bin, and alining for said bin sup ported by engagement with said pockets.

8. An improved bin or hopper, comprising a plurality of sections eachindented intermediate its length to form a horizontally disposed pocketextending outwardly in respect to the bin interior, a lining for saidbin and said lining having projections extending into said pockets forsupporting the lining on the inner walls of said sections.

9. An improved bin or hopper, composed of a plurality of cast sectionssecured together to form of themselves a complete structure, each ofsaid sections comprising a body portion having at its upper end a flangedisposed at right angles to its body portion and extending outwardlytherefrom in respect to the bin interior, similarly disposed flanges atthe vertical edges of said section, a plurality of horizontally disposedpockets indented into the body portion of the sections and extendingthroughout their widths and having their open sides at the interior ofthe bin, one of said pockets being positioned at the lower end of thesection, the flanges at the vertical edges of the section extending overand closing the ends of the pockets at the edges of the sections, andmeans to secure the vertical flanges f of the several sections togetherto provide theA completed structure.

10. An improved bin or hopper, composed of a plurality of sectionssecured together, each of said sections comprising a body portion havingat its upper end a flange extending outwardly therefrom in respect tothe bin interior, similarly disposed flanges at the vertical edges ofsaid sections, a plurality of horizontally disposed pockets indentedinto the body portion of the sections and extending throughout theirwidths and having their open sides at the interior of the bin, thefianges at the vertical edges of the sections extending over and closingthe ends of the pockets, and means to secure the vertical anges of theseveral sections together.

11. In an improved bin or hopper, walls defining said hopper, a liningfor said hopper, horizontally disposed pockets in the lower ends of saidhopper walls, and said pockets having a bottom extending inwardly intothe hopper beyond the plane of the walls for supporting said hopperlining.

12. In an improved bin or hopper, walls defining said hopper, certain ofsaid walls inclined at an angle to the vertical, a plurality ofhorizontally disposed pockets indented into said walls and havingbottoms and tops extending outwardly from said walls atright anglesthereto, hori-l zontally disposed pockets positioned at the lower endsof said walls and having bottoms and tops extending outwardly therefromat an acute angle,

and the bottoms of the last mentioned pockets Yalso extending inwardlyinto the bin beyond the plane of the bin walls.

13. In an improved bin or hopper having alining composed of bricks,walls defining said hopper, a `plurality of horizontally disposedpockets positioned intermediate the depth of said walls Vand inhorizontal spaced relation therein, said pockets adapted to receive oneend of a brick while the other end of the brick extends into the hopperbeyond the hopper wall to form a support for the bricks positioned onsaid lining above said open ends of said pockets, the parts operating asand for the purpose described.

14. A bin of the kind described composed of a plurality of rectangularbox-like sections having the sides secured together to form horizontaland vertical reinforcing ribs for the complete bin, each section beingprovided with lateral pockets, members arranged in said pockets and asectional lining supported in the bin by said members.

15. A bin formed of a plurality of rectangular box-like sections withthe sides in contact with one another, means passing through said sidesfor securing said sections together to form a complete bin with verticaland horizontally disposed reinforced ribs, each section being providedwith rectangular pockets to receive lining members, said lining membersforming supports for other lining members.

16. A bin of the kind described comprising a plurality of rectangularbox-like sections having the sides secured together to form vertical andhorizontal reinforcing ribs for the complete bin, each section` beingprovided with lateral projecting pockets, said pockets forminghorizontally disposed reinforcing ribs, lining members arranged in saidpockets projecting therefrom and other lining members supported by theprotruding portion of said members.

' FREDERIC HELMICK.

